Engineering Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 273 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: invention, branch, design step, limit or goal, testing, teamwork or tools. Use that lesson’s rule — the design process order is ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

1. 1.What does the tester do? (a) shares out the jobs (b) collects the supplies (c) keeps the team on track (d) checks the goals are met
2. 2.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
3. 3.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) build the model (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) check it against goals (d) make a prototype
4. 4.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹40. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
6. 6.What does the materials manager do? (a) cuts and joins parts (b) tracks what is used up (c) runs the tests (d) checks the goals are met
7. 7.🧪 The first prototype held 170 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 220 g. How many more grams did it hold?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) float for 1 minute (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) fit on a school desk
9. 9.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Plan
10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs school networks? (a) computer (b) biomedical (c) electrical (d) aerospace
12. 12.🧪 The first prototype held 180 g. After the team improved it, the new prototype held 260 g. How many more grams did it hold?
13. 13.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, which comes first: “sketch three ideas” or “build it with straws”? (a) build it with straws (b) sketch three ideas
14. 14.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
15. 15.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Ask (d) Improve
16. 16.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
17. 17.🔧 Which tool would you use to check a shelf is level? (a) a hammer (b) a spirit level (c) a spanner (d) a screwdriver
18. 18.Which job does a civil engineer do? (a) designs school networks (b) designs car engines (c) designs electric motors (d) plans a dam
19. 19.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Ask
21. 21.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a space mission? (a) aerospace (b) civil (c) mechanical (d) electrical
22. 22.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only on Sundays (c) no, it repeats (d) only for big jobs
23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Plan
24. 24.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) secret notes (c) no drawings at all (d) clear labelled sketches
25. 25.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a fridge
26. 26.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
27. 27.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Plan
28. 28.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer keeps data safe online? (a) computer (b) electrical (c) civil (d) aerospace
29. 29.What does the tester do? (a) puts the model together (b) tracks what is used up (c) keeps the team on track (d) runs the tests
30. 30.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering uses engineering to help doctors? (a) aerospace (b) biomedical (c) civil (d) electrical
31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer plans a power grid? (a) aerospace (b) mechanical (c) electrical (d) civil
32. 32.Which job does a mechanical engineer do? (a) designs satellites (b) builds hospital scanners (c) lays out a highway (d) designs car engines
33. 33.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) cut a wooden plank (b) tighten a nut (c) measure a long length (d) drive in a nail
34. 34.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) music (c) cooking (d) science
35. 35.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) pick the build order (b) redesign after testing (c) follow the plan to build (d) ask who will use it
36. 36.True or false: to skip writing results is good testing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
38. 38.True or false: to record every result is poor testing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
40. 40.🤝 In a design team, who tracks what is used up? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) materials manager

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